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  • DSA Secures Navy Information Assurance Task Order; Fran Pierce Comments
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    DSA Secures Navy Information Assurance Task Order; Fran Pierce Comments

    Data Systems Analysts has received a task order from the U.S. Navy to provide information assurance expertise to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare Protection and Oversight Directorate. DSA said Monday it will support research and analysis of strategies to detect, mitigate and deter threats to the military branch’s cybersecurity architectures on land and at sea. “We […] More

  • Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1
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    Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1

    The Defense Logistics Agency expects to issue a request for proposals by Nov. 1 for a potential five-year, $11.5 million contract that will require Bose-built headsets. The US Federal Contractor Registration said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will cover the delivery of TriPort Tactical Headset Series 2 units to the New Cumberland, Pennsylvania-based DLA Distribution Facility. Interested contractors must be registered under the System […] More

  • Root9B Chosen for DoD, Critical Infrastructure Cyber Contracts
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    Root9B Chosen for DoD, Critical Infrastructure Cyber Contracts

    Root9B has disclosed multiple contract awards with a combined value of at least $750,000 for cybersecurity services to the Defense Department and commercial critical infrastructure. Root9B will assist the U.S. Navy in cyber missions through the company’s services and systems in an effort to help protect the military branch’s critical networks under one contract worth $480,000, Root9B said Wednesday. Root9B will also provide its […] More

  • Raytheon Joins Defense Trade Org in Estonia; John Harris Comments
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    Raytheon Joins Defense Trade Org in Estonia; John Harris Comments

    Raytheon has joined the Estonian Defense Industry Association as the trade organization’s sixth international member during an EDIA breakfast roundtable. Estonian Defense Minister Hannes Hanso and John Harris, CEO of Raytheon International, attended the roundtable to discuss transatlantic security cooperation and industry collaboration issues, Raytheon said Tuesday. The agreement comes nearly a year-and-a-half after Raytheon and […] More

  • Jeffrey Johnson: Rockwell Collins Aims to Help Orgs Establish Cybersecurity Centers With New Service Offering
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    Jeffrey Johnson: Rockwell Collins Aims to Help Orgs Establish Cybersecurity Centers With New Service Offering

    Rockwell Collins has introduced a service offering intended to help organizations establish onsite or hosted Cyber Security Operations Centers to protect their critical assets from security threats. The company said Tuesday it will work to design and build CSOC platforms with commercial off-the-shelf technologies for clients that aim to expand their internal security efforts. Rockwell Collins also offers hosted cybersecurity systems designed to monitor, counter […] More

  • Tribalco to Update Army’s Video Teleconference System; Joseph Castro Comments
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    Tribalco to Update Army’s Video Teleconference System; Joseph Castro Comments

    Tribalco has received a task order of an undisclosed value to engineer, furnish, install, secure and test video teleconference equipment for the U.S. Army. Bethesda, Maryland-based Tribalco said Monday it will serve as the prime contractor on the task order and perform EFIS&T activities as part of the military branch’s video teleconference endpoint modernization program. The company has provided […] More

  • Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Awards $2.6B in Screening Services Contract Extensions
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    Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Awards $2.6B in Screening Services Contract Extensions

    Canada’s air transport security authority has renewed its contracts with G4S Secure Solutions, GardaWorld and Securitas Transport Aviation Security for airport screening services across the country. CATSA said Tuesday the potential ceiling values of the extensions total $2.6 billion and each contractor will extend work with the agency by five years through March 31, 2022. Angus Watt, CATSA’s president and CEO, said the agency and its […] More

  • Conti Wins $65M Army FMS Contract for Israel Military Facility Design-Build Project
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    Conti Wins $65M Army FMS Contract for Israel Military Facility Design-Build Project

    Conti Federal Services has been awarded a potential $65 million contract by the U.S. Army to support a military construction project in Israel. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will perform work through Nov. 28, 2018 under a foreign military sales deal. The Army Corps of Engineers received two offers for the project and will obligate the full contract […] More

  • Northrop Launches Two-Axis Rate Sensor for Ground Vehicles; Dean Ebert Comments
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    Northrop Launches Two-Axis Rate Sensor for Ground Vehicles; Dean Ebert Comments

    Northrop Grumman has completed the delivery of the initial production unit of a two-axis digital rate sensor that works to stabilize a set of mast-mounted sensors on a ground vehicle. The Northrop-built LRS-2003 rate sensor is based on the company’s LRS-200X suite of rate sensors and is designed for use in gimbal stabilization as well as […] More

  • Noetic-Ohio State-APA Team Forms Health Intervention Initiative As Part of Cancer Moonshot Program
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    Noetic-Ohio State-APA Team Forms Health Intervention Initiative As Part of Cancer Moonshot Program

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has released a report that outlines several public and private sector commitments in support of the Obama administration’s Cancer Moonshot program. Consulting firm Noetic has teamed up with the Ohio State University and American Psychological Association to form a health intervention program that seeks to help health providers, patients and […] More

  • D-Wave Unveils US Gov’t Subsidiary, Names Independent Board Members
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    D-Wave Unveils US Gov’t Subsidiary, Names Independent Board Members

    D-Wave Systems has established a new subsidiary that will work to provide quantum computer systems to U.S. government agencies and has appointed executives that will serve on the subsidiary’s independent board. The company said Tuesday Jeffrey Harris, chairman of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and former president of special programs at Lockheed Martin, will serve as chairman […] More

  • ASEC to Support Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One
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    ASEC to Support Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One

    Aviation Systems Engineering Co. has secured a potential six-year, $35.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy for technical, analytical, administrative and material support services to the military branch’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One. The Defense Department said Tuesday the service branch will obligate $635,299 in fiscal 2017 research, development, test and evaluation, operations and maintenance funds at the time […] More